Coated-fine-aggregate, concrete composition and method

A method for producing cement, the method comprising:

• selecting a fine aggregate comprising granules having an average effective diameter operatively equivalent to an average effective diameter of sand;
• selecting a first additive powder having discrete particles and capable of being powder coated onto the fine aggregate, wherein the first additive powder is a super-absorbent polymer;
• coating, by powder coating, at least a first portion of the fine aggregate with the first additive powder in a manner that maintains the fine aggregate as individual granules;
• selecting a coarse aggregate comprising rocks of a size comparatively larger than the fine aggregate;
• selecting a cement;
• mixing the constituents with water;
• casting the mixture into a restraint;
• and
• curing the mixture by internal curing for at least twenty-eight days.

A method for producing a cement formation, the method comprising:

• selecting a fine aggregate comprising granules having an average effective diameter operatively equivalent to an average effective diameter of sand;
• selecting a first powder having discrete particles and capable of being powder coated onto the fine aggregate, wherein the first powder is a super-absorbent polymer;
• and
• coating, by powder coating, at least a portion of the fine aggregate with the first powder in a manner that maintains the fine aggregate as individual granules;
• selecting a coarse aggregate comprising rocks of a size comparatively larger than the fine aggregate;
• selecting a cement;
• mixing the constituents with water, wherein the mixture has a water-to-cement ratio of approximately 70% and a slump of between approximately three inches and approximately eight inches;
• casting the mixture into a restraint;
• and
• curing the mixture by internal curing for at least twenty-eight days.

A method for producing a cement formation, the method comprising:

• selecting a fine aggregate comprising granules having an average effective diameter operatively equivalent to an average effective diameter of sand;
• selecting a first additive powder having discrete particles and capable of being powder coated onto the fine aggregate, wherein the first additive powder is a super-absorbent polymer;
• coating, by powder coating, at least a first portion of the fine aggregate with the first additive powder in a manner that maintains the fine aggregate as individual granules;
• selecting a second additive capable of being coated onto the fine aggregate, wherein the second additive is selected from the group consisting of:
• an accelerator, a corrosion inhibitor, a shrinkage reducer, a superplasticizer, a water reducer, a retarder, an alkali silica reactivity inhibitor, a biopolymer, a viscosity modifier, an air entrainment compound, a waterproofing agent, and a polyacrylamide;
• coating at least a second portion of the fine aggregate with the second additive, such that the second portion of the fine aggregate is coated with both the first additive powder and the second additive;
• selecting a coarse aggregate comprising rocks of a size comparatively larger than the fine aggregate;
• selecting a cement;
• mixing the constituents with water, wherein the mixture has a water-to-cement ratio of approximately 70% and a slump of between approximately three inches and approximately eight inches;
• casting the mixture into a restraint;
• and
• curing the mixture by internal curing for at least twenty-eight days.